Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 4 December 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 08:17 to 09:35. Gulika Kalam 10:53 to 12:11. Rahu Kalam 12:11 to 13:29.00061218Moonset 19:01Moonrise 08:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 4 December 2013

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 23:04, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:11 to 13:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:03
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:17 to 09:35
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:53 to 12:11
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:11 to 13:29
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:01

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 23:04 · Tritiya until 19:38 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:06 Thu, then Purva Ashadha until 21:26 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:02, then Ganda until 16:59 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:48 · Kaulava until 23:04 · Taitila until 09:20 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 13 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:06 and 09:09.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.